PEOPLE BEING PEOPLE

Two boys have returned long-lost military medals to the family of a Korean War hero. Michael Mazzariello Jr., 11, and his brother Mauro, 8, were searching for G.I. Joes in an antique store in Newburgh, N.Y., when they came upon three medals bearing the name Charles George. After months of searching, they discovered that George, a Cherokee Indian, had died after throwing himself on a grenade to protect his company. “We went in looking for a G.I. Joe hero,” said Mauro, “and came out with a real American hero.”